Trapped man freed from wrecked pickup

PEMBROKE PINES — It took fire rescue crews more than 90 minutes to free a seriously injured man trapped inside a Dodge pickup that smashed into a tree on Saturday, authorities said.

The crash occurred just after 2 a.m., Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue spokesman Tom Gallagher said. The 32-year-old accident victim, whose name was not released, was so badly hurt that two surgeons from Memorial Regional Hospital's Trauma Center were called to the scene.

To free the man, firefighters and paramedics used saws, prying tools and the "jaws of life," as well as a pickup truck to pull the vehicle away from the tree.

The man, whose injuries were potentially life-threatening, was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital, Gallagher said. His condition was not known Saturday evening.